Farm Europe welcomes today’s adoption by the European Commission of an EU strategy on livestock, setting out a long-awaited and much-needed long-term vision. The commitment shown by Commissioner Christophe Hansen is to be commended: this communication marks a major change of direction for the European Commission following years of negative messaging. It recognises that, to […]
Farm Europe calls on the European Commission to unlock sustainable and deforestation-free EU crops in the post-2030 Renewable Energy Directive Over the last 25 years, the European Union has shifted barely 10% of its transport energy away from fossil fuels. It now intends to deliver the remaining 90% within the next 25 — a pace […]
Today, Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the period until 31 December 2026. Under the slogan “Strength with Unity,” the Irish Presidency is committed to advancing European competitiveness, upholding European values, and strengthening European security. While welcoming the Presidency’s commitment to a common, stable and fair Common Agricultural Policy […]
Farm Europe and Eat Europe have called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to reverse the proposed 50% reduction in the 2027 budget for the EU agricultural promotion policy, warning that the cut would undermine the competitiveness of European farmers and agri-food businesses at a time of growing global uncertainty. In a joint […]
Farm Europe intervened today at the ComAgri Public Hearing on a new funding structure for the CAP, reflecting on the consequences for farmers and national authorities. Against this backdrop, our Secretary General, Luc Vernet, welcomed the political ambition, widely shared within the European Parliament, in favour of an autonomous, common and well-funded agricultural policy. But […]
At a pivotal moment for both the European Union and Ukraine, Farm Europe and the Association “Ukrainian Agribusiness Club” (UCAB) held today an internal workshop bringing together members of both organisations to discuss the role of agriculture and bioeconomy in strengthening Europe’s competitiveness, strategic autonomy and climate ambitions. Held in the margins of the EU–Ukraine […]
Weak Committee on public health’s outcome fails to deliver needed ambition. Following the vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health, Eat Europe and Farm Europe strongly distance themselves from the adopted report, arguing that it falls far short of the ambition and coherence needed. We welcomed the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan presented by […]
In a letter sent today to Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné ahead of the forthcoming Biotech Act II, and to the Members of the EP committee on Public Health after the publication of the Draft Report on the Biotech Act I, Eat Europe and Farm Europe welcomed the European Commission’s ambition to strengthen Europe’s biotechnology sector […]
Farm Europe and Eat Europe express serious concerns regarding the draft third amendment to the German Animal Husbandry Labelling Act – recently notified to the European Commission – which introduces a mandatory classification system with significant implications for intra-EU and international trade. While the objective of improving transparency for consumers is shared, the proposed framework […]
Farm Europe and Eat Europe welcome today’s vote by the European Parliament, which adopted at second reading the Council position at first reading on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). This step is bringing this long-awaited Regulation to its final adoption. After a long way of negotiation, European farmers will finally have the tools they urgently need […]